Lancaster University

About The University

Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, United Kingdom

Lancaster University (legally the University of Lancaster) is a collegiate public research university in Lancaster, Lancashire, England. The university was established by royal charter in 1964,one of several new universities created in the 1960s.

The university was initially based in St Leonard's Gate in the city centre, before moving in 1968 to a purpose-built 300 acres (120 ha) campus at Bailrigg, 4 km (2.5 mi) to the south.[4] The campus buildings are arranged around a central walkway known as the Spine, which is connected to a central plaza, named Alexandra Square in honour of its first chancellor, Princess Alexandra.

Lancaster is a residential collegiate university; the colleges are weakly autonomous. The eight undergraduate colleges are named after places in the historic county of Lancashire, and each have their own campus residence blocks, common rooms, administration staff, and bars.

 

Other Details:

Name	Lancaster University
Country	Australia
Address	Lancaster University, Bailrigg, Lancaster, United Kingdom
Email	intoffice@lancaster.ac.uk
Phone	44 (0)1524 65201
Website	Website
Established Year	1964
Ranking	# 8
Total Students	15979
Total International Students	3000
Male/Female Ratio	40:60
UG/PG Course Ratio	1 : 0.71
Faculty/Student Ratio	15:1
Endowments Value	£5.9 million
Yearly Hostel Expense	£5000-6000
International Student Website	Link
Wikipedia Link	Link